How to use Shin Kyung’s empty spaces in the new season?

Shen Jing was hit 749 times last season, second only to Jokic's 841 times, ranking second in the league, surpassing Towns' 697 times and 688 times.

This data, from a good point of view, is ①Shen Jing, as the Rockets' offensive launching axis, has received enough respect from his opponent; ② This frequency of inside-line clamping will bring many opportunities to the Rockets' outside.

But from a dialectical perspective, although Shen Jing has many personal assists, averaging 5.3 games in the regular season, the Rockets averaged 23.3 assists per game, third from the bottom in the league. This shows that the Rockets' offense is very simple, and their limited assists come more from the players' on-the-spot judgment. The defender's starting level is low and there is a lack of tactical routines for stable performance.

So when it comes to how to solve this problem when Shin Kyung is attacked, we must understand why Shin Kyung was attacked, where he was attacked, where he was attacked, and when he was at the opportunity.

Regarding why Shin Kyung was attacked, first of all, the inside player is located in the middle of the paint area, and on both sides of the basket. This is originally the place where heavy troops are guarding the opponent's defensive line. Anyone from the Rockets will be defended by their opponents when they arrive in this place. Secondly, Shin Kyung made 765 shots at the basket last season, which is a very main offensive method for the Rockets. For opponents, the profits of hitting Shen Jing are very high.

The Rockets' opponent has a set of standards for hitting Shin Kyung, not that every ball hits you. Because Shin Kyung has obvious offensive blind spots, the opponent usually pushes out first when defending Shin Kyung. Because if you wait for Shin Kyung to get the ball at the basket, the pinch may not be easy to hit. Therefore, most opponents are fighting against Shin Kyung when Shin Kyung is trying to get the position outward, so that Shin Kyung can stay away from the paint area.

When Shin Kyung got the ball, he was already away from the three-second zone. At this time, due to the lack of corresponding mid-range skills, Shin Kyung had to shorten the distance of attack by dribbling. The opponent would not attack Shin Kyung before dribbling.

At the same time, because Shin Kyung is not a traditional big center like Zubac, nor does he belong to a fast-step center like Towns, dribbling is a relatively dangerous behavior for Shin Kyung. The opponent usually comes from the weak side to attack from the moment Shin Kyung gets the ball.

The attacker came from the weak side and was in the blind spot of the center's vision, causing the center to miss the best pass opportunity, which led to Shin-kyung's one-on-two-shot final. This kind of attack not only consumes Shen Jing's physical fitness, but also effectively reduces Shen Jing's hit rate.

But pinched attack is actually an opportunity, and Shin Kyung can use the vacant spaces generated after pinched attack. How to use it?

The first thing is to improve your middle distance. For Shen Jing, if there is a medium distance, there will be more choices. This kind of clamping attack must be advanced to the middle and high position, and even before Shen Jing dribbles. At this time, Shin Kyung's vision was the greatest. I am not always worried about Shin Kyung’s ability to find teammates, but just worried about the opportunity for him to find teammates.

The second is to read better. This is actually a problem that Shin Kyung had last season. He needs to make predictions in reading and not take the initiative to fall into the opponent's pincer trap. Because of Durant's arrival in the new season, the Rockets' outside bird gun has replaced the cannon, and the strength of this cannon has always been online. As a gunner, how Shin Kyung uses this gun well is another place he needs to make progress next season.